Alessandro Gallo

Alessandro Gallo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His academic focus is in Geography (SSD: GEOG-01/A), with specialization in Economic-Political Geography (M-GGR/02). He is based at the Malcanton Marcorà location of the university.

His research spans multiple geographical regions and thematic areas:

• Geography, culture, and economy of Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America
• Evolution of the concept of border
• Geography of tourism in Italy
• Geopolitics and Economic Development of Central and Eastern Europe
• Maritime borders in the Mediterranean
• The borders of Brazil

Professor Gallo's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on tourism geography, particularly examining climate suitability for tourism in Romania, tourism consumer decisions among Generation Z, and rating tourists' interest in climate and environmental products. His work also explores historical geography, with publications on Hungarian geography from the post-war period to the 1960s, the geopolitical context of the Greater Middle East, and the historical geography of Central and Eastern Europe after World War I. His research methodology combines geographical analysis with cultural, historical, and economic perspectives.

Professor Gallo is fluent in English and Portuguese (advanced written and spoken) and has intermediate proficiency in Spanish, which supports his research across multiple geographical regions including Europe and Latin America.